GNU bug report logs - #48479
28.0.50; Crash on `read--expression'

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Package: emacs;

Reported by: Jean Louis <bug <at> gnu.support>

Date: Mon, 17 May 2021 14:39:02 UTC

Severity: normal

Tags: fixed

Found in version 28.0.50

Fixed in version 28.1

Done: Lars Ingebrigtsen <larsi <at> gnus.org>

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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From: Mattias Engdegård <mattiase <at> acm.org>
To: Lars Ingebrigtsen <larsi <at> gnus.org>
Cc: Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>, 48479 <at> debbugs.gnu.org, Stefan Monnier <monnier <at> iro.umontreal.ca>
Subject: bug#48479: 28.0.50; Crash on `read--expression'
Date: Tue, 25 May 2021 10:29:18 +0200

Hello Lars,

25 maj 2021 kl. 07.05 skrev Lars Ingebrigtsen <larsi <at> gnus.org>:

> (condition-case nil
>   (foo)
>  ())
> 
> ?  A warning is nice, but I think signalling an error would be
> excessive.

Why is an error excessive for that syntax mistake, when we signal an error for

 (condition-case
    (do-something)
   (error "failure"))

and

 (condition-case nil
    (do-something)
   error "failure")

? Wouldn't the user be best served with an error in all cases?
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